Margaret Walker
Margaret Walker
Margaret Walkerwas an American poet and writer. She was part of the African-American literary movement in Chicago. Her notable works include the award-winning poem For My Peopleand the novel Jubilee, set in the South during the American Civil War...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth7 July 1915
CountryUnited States of America
love friendship family
Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.
racism black atmosphere
Racism is so extreme and so pervasive in our American society that no black individual lives in an atmosphere of freedom.
white justice black
White folks needs what black folks got just as much as black folks needs what white folks got, and we's all got to stay here mongst each other and git along, that's what.
halloween mean voice
Her voice is thin and her moan is high, And her cackling laugh or her barking cold Bring terror to the young and old. O Molly, Molly, Molly Means Lean is the ghost of Molly Means.
country thinking long
... I see the country going fascist. We have been going that route a long, long time. A lot of things the country has done from its inception were fascist. But now, now I think we are in the face of a terrible fascist dictatorship.
draw expertise gone guidance people
We wanted to draw from the guidance and expertise of the people that have already gone through this. For us, this has been very informative.